This book was cute as shit. Christina Lauren is a favorite author of mine, and I have to say this is my favorite book of theirs since [b:Autoboyography|28919058|Autoboyography|Christina Lauren|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1490425916s/28919058.jpg|49135502]. I loved it so much.

This is a romance that takes place in Portland, Oregon (which is another thing I loved.) It follows Hazel Bradfurd and Josh Im. They've known each other since college and she's embarrassed herself inf front of him a handful of times over the years. Now it takes place years later when she is an elementary school teacher, and he is a physical therapist, and they randomly cross paths once again.

Hazel is one of the quirkiest characters I've ever read. And normally when I read quirky characters, it's usually the author despertaely trying to make their characters seem quirky and fun and unique - but Hazel is so odd and endearing and I absolutely loved her. She's maybe my favorite female protagonist in a Christina Lauren novel so far. Not only is she not easily embarrassed and doesn't really have a filter, but she loves animals and has a lot of them - she wants seventeen kids - and she doesn't want to change any part of herself to find love, which I admire a lot. And then we have Josh, her Korean love interest who I also adored. Josh is the SOFTEST thing, he's so sweet to her.

Hazel's character was giving me some New Girl Jessica Day vibes for real. I mean come on, she's an elementary school teacher from Portland, Oregon, and she has these intense feelings for her best friend Josh (kind of like with Nick in the show). And this book is also hilarious like New Girl and just all around giving me New Girl vibes which I loved.

"I realize that finding the perfect person isn't going to be easy for me because I'm a lot to take, but I'm not going to change just so that I'm more datable."

This is a solid best friends to lovers romance. Their friendship felt so real and it happened so naturally and it steadily grew into romance and it was just so CUTE and it made me so GIDDY to read them. This book had me cracking up too, they both have an amazing sense of humor and I was laughing my ass off in certain scenes! I mean the whole premise of this book is that Josh and Hazel become best friends and then they start setting each other up on blind double dates, and some of the dates are absolutely hilarious. It was entertaining as shit.

"I've never really had a love that could consume me. I want to know that kind of fire."

I also loved the developed side characters and their stories. Like how Hazel is so close to her Mom, and her Dad used to think her Mom was also strange and they don't take shit from men. I also like Josh's relationship with his sister and his Mom, and how their Korean culture is mentioned from time to time and their traditions!

"I saw myself and Mom from the outside in a way I hadn't before, like Dad represented this mainstream ideal and she and I were these loud, bouncing yellow dots outside the standard curve."

Ahhhhh, this story was just so cute and one I'm definitely not going to forget for a long time. I adore both Josh and hazel so much. I will admit the ending of this book definitely felt a little too rushed, but I was so happy with the rest of this book I couldn't not give it five stars. This book just made me very happy and reminded me why Christina Lauren is an all time favorite for me.